The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07

good people of ills, Commonwealth as
10 the necessity and expediency OF call
ing n Convention TO amend the Cons,i-
tuition, and to provide for ascertaining
the number ofciti ems entitled to vote
j for Representative within1his State,
| WHEREAS, Experience has pointed ont
the necessity of amending the Constitu-
ton, and the eXpediency OF calling con-
vention for that purpose; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General 4 Assembly
tof the Commonwealth OF Kentucky:
J. That at the next general election
for Representatives. to the General Assem-.
bly,, il shall be the duty Of the several
sheritfs and other officers Of election to
open Il poll for and make retlIrit 10 the
Secretary Of State, for the time being, Of
the names ofall citizens entitled to vote
| for Representatives who have voted ut the
said election for calling a convention for
| the purpose of re-adopting. amending or
| changing the Constitution.
2. That any sheriff or other returning
officer falling to perform the duty imposed
by first section Of this act shall be subject
to fine of six hundred dollars $4,000, to
be recovered By Indictment Of the grand
jury in any court having jurisdiction
thereof, and shall upon conviction of such
failure, beremoved from office BY the court
in which such conyietionis had.
3. That for the purfose Of ascertain
ing the number Of citizens entitled to vote
for Representative within this State in
the year 1887 there shall be furnished, as
hereinafter provided, to the sherifis and
other officers OF the election la August,
1887, q registration book, In which the
officers of the election shall record the
names ofall citizens entitled TO vote for
Representative within this State ut tie said
election. The officers of the election shall
be ex oficio officers of registration, and
shall have said registration book open for
the record Of said names between the
hours Of O'clock j. NJ and Z O'CLOCK d. !
N. on the istAay Of August 1887, cleo
ton at all the voting places in this Com.
monwealth. And il shall bethe duty OF
all citizen pf this Commonwealth who
are entitled 70 vote for Representatives.
the day OF the next general election In
August, 1889, to 20 before the sherifs and
other returning officers OF said election at
the voting precinct in which troy are sew
orally entitled to gote. and eajise them
selves 70 be registered Oh the poll-book as
qualified volers of tnls Commonwealth.
and the names Of anHaild all citizens liy-
ing nihe iistrlc known 10 said officer 10
be entitled 70 vote for Representative. Or
made known 70 them by evidence outhat
day email Ee registered as not voting.
And IN the year 1887, no other officer
shallbe authorized TO make any list or
return Of the qualified voters OF this Com
monwealtlh nor snail any return thereof
except the registration books and certifl-
Gates provided tor this act be made, ana
all laws requiring list Or returns of such
tquallfled voters arehoieby repealed, so far
astne year 1851 ispinbraced therein The
total number Of votes so registered shall
be fe trHe llnnber Of citizens entitled TO
vote Tor Representative within this State
Tor the pr pose Of ascertaining whether Il
majority ofall the citizens Of this State,
entitled 70 vote Representative vote for
calling convention for the purpose Of
re-alopting, amending or changing the
Constitution.
"a The said registration books shall be
appropriately ruled and headed 80 that
they mas, aad it i hereby enacted that
the same shall, be the poll books record
ing the votes for and against the ceiling
Of the constitutional convention, and for
asceftaining the number of citizens euti-
He'd 10 vote for Representative within he
State. 1t shallbe the duty of the said Of
ficers Of election to PROFOUND to every yo-
icrthe question; 'Do you vote for calling
unconstitutional convention or not ~ II
such voter shall answerin the affirmative,